SINGLES

THE ACTION-Baby You’ve Got It/ Since I Lost My Baby (Parlophone)
BOZ-The Baby Song/ Carry On Screaming (Columbia)
BYSTANDERS-You’re Gonna Hurt Yourself/ Have I Offended The Girl (Piccadilly)
EASYBEATS-Come And See Her/ Women (Make You Feel Alright) (UA)
FACTOTUMS-Here Today/ In My Room (Piccadilly)
FORCE WEST-When The Sun Comes Out/ Gotta Tell Somebody (Columbia)
THE LOOSE ENDS-Send The People Away/ I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore (Decca)
MANFRED MANN-Just Like A Woman/ I Wanna Be Rich (Fontana) #10
MERSEYS-So Sad About Us/ Love Will Continue (Fontana)
MOCKINGBIRDS-One By One/ Lovingly Yours (Decca)
PRETTY THINGS-A House In The Country/ Me Needing You (Fontana) #50
VIV PRINCE-Light Of The Charge Brigade/ Minuet For Ringo (Columbia)
RIOT SQUAD-It’s Never Too Late To Forgive/ Try To Realise (Pye)
TONY RIVERS AND THE CASTAWAYS-God Only Knows/ Charade (Columbia)
THE TROGGS-With A Girl Like You/ I Want You (Fontana) #1

ALBUMS

YARDBIRDS-Yardbirds (Roger The Engineer) (Columbia) #20

HAPPENING!

• The Beatles flee riots in Manila after allegedly snubbing the President’s wife, Imelda Marcos. They had failed to turn up for a reception held in their honour.
• Eric Clapton leaves John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers to join Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker in Cream.
• Bassist Eric Haydock is sacked by The Hollies because of his ‘unreliability’. Bernie Calvert eventually comes in as replacement.
• Paul Jones quits Manfred Mann. He is replaced by Michael D'Abo.
• The Spencer Davis Group film “The Ghost Goes Gear”.
• It’s all change on the bass player scene. Jimmy Page has replaced Paul Samwell-Smith in The Yardbirds, Rod Clarke is the new man for The Moody Blues and Klaus Voorman decides to join Manfred Mann.
• Hammersmith College student Cat Stevens is the first artist signed to new Decca offshoot Deram.
• Pop singer David Garrick signs a new backing band called The Iveys. Their first appearance with him is at Shrewsbury’s Seven club (8th)
• Rediffusion ITV “Ready Steady Go!”-Hollies (1st), Troggs (8th), Dave Berry, Twice As Much, The Action, Magic Lanterns etc (15th), Yardbirds, Paul & Barry Ryan, Dave Dee etc (22nd), Manfred Mann, Merseys (29th)
• Rediffusion ITV “Five O’clock Club”-Paul & Barry Ryan, The Troggs (12th), The Creation, Dave Berry (26th)
• TWW ITV "Now!"- Troggs (6th)
• BBC TV “Hey Presto-It’s Rolf!”-Hollies (1st), Ivy League (15th), Paul & Barry Ryan (22nd), The Yardbirds (29th)
• BBC Radio Sessions-The Action (9th, Saturday Club), Dave Berry (16th, Saturday Club-24th, Easy Beat), Bystanders (30th, Saturday Club), Spencer Davis Group (17th, Ken Dodd Show), Chris Farlowe (9th, Saturday Club--22nd, Joe Loss Show), Hollies (2nd, Saturday Club), Alan Price (16th, Saturday Clab), Tony Rivers & The Castaways (29th, Joe Loss Show), Paul & Barry Ryan (9th, Saturday Club), The Troggs (9th, Saturday Club--30th, Saturday Club-31st, Easy Beat), Unit 4 Plus 2 (10th, Ken Dodd Show), Yardbirds (1st, Joe Loss--12th, Easy Beat)

WATCHING

• The 6th National Jazz and Blues Festival takes place at Windsor (29th-31st). Featured artists include The Who, The Small Faces, Cream, Spencer Davis Group, Chris Farlowe, The Move (who let off distress flares during their act), The Action, The Summer Set and Alan Bown. The Yardbirds cancel their appearance owing to Jeff Beck being ill with tonsillitis.

• The Creation hit the road during the latter part of July, playing Watford (23rd), Stockport (24th), Hastings (28th), Ramsgate (29th) and Maidstone (30th).

• Tiles Club-Pretty Things (12th), The News (14th), The Escorts (16th), The Knack (17th), The Shevells (18th), The Quiet Five (21st), Dave Dee etc (22nd), Graham Bell & the Trend, The Circles (23rd), Downliner’s Sect (25th), The Who (29th), The Klubs, Les Fleur de Lys, The Eyes (?)
• Marquee- Summer Set (1st, 15th), David Bowie & The Buzz (3rd), Graham Bond Organisation (4th), Al Stewart (6th), The Move (7th, 14th, 21st, 28th), Sands (7th), VIPs (8th), The Action (12th), The Creation (12th), The Majority (15th), Spencer Davis Group (19th), Graham Bell Trend (22nd), The Troggs (26th), The Herd (28th), The Objects (29th)
• 100 Club, Oxford Street-Pretty Things (19th)
• Arran, Lameash Hall- Kinks (21st)
• Ice Rink, Ayr-The Yardbirds (16th), Kinks (20th)
• Barnsley Civic Hall-The Who (16th)
• Queen’s Hall, Barnstaple-Pretty Things (21st), The Who (28th)
• Barrow Public Hall-Kinks (28th)
• Pavilion, Bath-The Yardbirds (25th)
• Beaconsfield Youth Club-Episode Six (1st)
• Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford-Tony Rivers & The Castaways (2nd), The Troggs (23rd), David Bowie & The Buzz (30th)
• Blackburn Locarno-Troggs (13th)
• North Pier, Blackpool-The Yardbirds, The Troggs (3rd), Spencer Davis Group, Dave Berry (10th, 17th, 24th), Hollies (31st)
• South Pier, Blackpool-Manfred Mann (17th)
• Bognor Regis St Mary's Hall- Hedgehopper's Anonymous, Listen (23rd)
• Bridlington Spa Royal Hall-The Who (23rd)
• Bristol Locarno-The Who (21st)
• Ram Jam Club, Brixton-The Yardbirds (2nd)
• Pavilion, Bude-Pretty Things (20th)
• Buxton Pavilion-Yardbirds (23rd)
• Cardiff Top Rank-The Who (8th)
• Carlisle Market Hall-Kinks (23rd, late show)
• Cheltenham Blue Moon- John Mayall/ Eric Clapton (2nd), David Bowie & The Buzz (9th), Alan Bown Set, Bo Street Runners (16th)
• Chislehurst Caves-The Yardbirds (1st)
• Colchester Corn Exchange-Troggs (4th)
• Locarno, Coventry-Moody Blues (14th)
• Palais de Danse, Cowdenbeath-The Yardbirds (15th)
• Bass Recreation Grounds, Derby-The Yardbirds (9th)
• Devon Pinhoe-Kinks (30th)
• Douglas IOM, Villa Marina-Moody Blues (30th)
• Dumfries Drill Hall- Kinks (23rd, early show)
• Victoria Ballroom, Dunbar-The Yardbirds (17th)
• Dunfermline Kinema- Moody Blues (19th)
• Eastbourne Winter Gardens-The Who (1st)
• Edinburgh, Mr Magoo's- Kinks (24th)
• Town Hall, Elgin-The Yardbirds (7th)
• Co-Op Hall, Gravesend-The Yardbirds (22nd)
• Greasbrough & Rotherham Social Club-The Ivy League (17th)
• Great Yarmouth Britannia Pier-The Merseys (17th)
• Starlight Ballroom, Greenford-The Who (15th), The Troggs (17th)
• Gaiety Ballroom, Grimsby-The Troggs (15th)
• Top Rank, Hanley-Pretty Things (6th)
• Hartlepool Top Rank- Troggs (1st)
• Pier Pavilion, Hastings-The Yardbirds (10th)
• Hinckley St George's-Troggs (9th)
• Ilford Palais- Troggs (5th)
• Town Hall, Kidderminster-The Yardbirds (14th)
• Kingston, Cellar Club-Troggs (8th), Wild Uncertainty (15th, 22nd)
• Raith Ballroom, Kirkaldy-The Yardbirds (8th), Kinks (22nd)
• Tiffany’s, Shaftesbury Avenue-Mike Stuart Span (17th)
• Winter Gardens, Malvern-The Yardbirds (5th), Kinks (12th)
• Manchester New City Hall-Troggs (2nd)
• Oasis, Manchester-Listen (19th), The Koobas (22nd)
• Twisted Wheel, Manchester-Cream (29th-unofficial debut)
• Morecombe Central Pier-The Who (22nd), The Hollies (29th)
• Nelson Imperial Hall-Hollies (30th)
• Mayfair, Newcastle-Alan Price, Chris Farlowe (14th)
• Nottingham University-Pretty Things (2nd)
• Haggar’s, Pembroke-Pretty Things (16th)
• Winter Gardens, Penzance-Pretty Things (8th)
• City Hall, Perth-The Yardbirds (15th)
• Ramsgate Marina-The Who (4th)
• Flamingo Club, Redruth-Pretty Things (9th), The Who (27th)
• Ross-on-Wye, Top Spot-Kinks (29th)
• Disco Blue, Ryde IOW-The Action (6th), The Move 13th)
• City Hall, Salisbury-The Troggs (14th)
• Southport Floral Hall-Hollies (2nd)
• Kimbells, Southsea-Pretty Things (14th)
• King’s Hall, Stoke-The Troggs (16th)
• Town Hall, Stourbridge-Pretty Things (13th), The Yardbirds (20th)
• Streatham Locarno-The Who (7th)
• Khyber Club, Taunton-Pretty Things (10th)
• Torquay, Princess- Kinks, Troggs (31st)
• Town Hall, Torquay-Pretty Things (23rd)
• Watford Trade Hall-The Action (16th)
• Town Hall, Welshpool-Pretty Things (15th)
• Westminster Tech College-The Who (9th)
• Assembly Hall, Worthing-The Action (14th), The Yardbirds (21st)
• Yeovil Liberal Club-The Who (14th), Dave Berry (28th)

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